New Cor-Episcopos for Bathery Diocese

Very Rev Msgr Thomas Charivupurayidam and Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Thannickakuzhy are raised to the ecclesiastical dignity of Corepiscopo.  The liturgical ceremony of the ordination will be held on 17th January 2007 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum.

Very Rev. Msgr Thomas Charivupurayidam is the present Vicar General of the Diocese of Bathery and he is the parish priest of St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church, Kallor, near Bathery.

Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Thannickakuzhy is running a Boys Home at Nambikolly, near Bathery for the poor children. He was the former Vicar General of the Diocese of Bathery.

Source: – Malankara Catholic Association

New Cor-Episcopos for Tiruvalla Diocese

Rev.Fr. Cheriyan Ramanalil, Fr. Mathew Karimbil, Fr. Thomas Pathiparambil are appointed as the Cor-Episcopos of the Arch Diocese of Tiruvalla by Arch Bishop Issac Mar Cleemis.